Existence Ontology
Primordial commitments: existence, distinction, and the ontological primitives that anchor the rest.
THE PAPER — P1.1: The Failure of Nothingness
Why “absolute nothing” collapses under analysis, and why existence is the floor.
Read: P1.1 — The Failure of Nothingness ~10–15 min
Also relevant: P1.2 — The Syntax of Reality
The Axioms (14 formal claims)
- 001 [Axiom] Existence
- 002 [Axiom] Distinction
- 006 [Link/Necessity] Matter Energy Derivative
- 008 [Axiom] Substrate Requirement
- 036 [Axiom] Participatory Universe
- 167 [Ontological] Information Primitive
- 168 [Ontological] Coherence Primitive
- 170 [Ontological] Agency Primitive
- 175 [Scale Coherence] Quantum Scale Coherence
- 176 [Scale Coherence] Physical Scale Coherence
- 177 [Scale Coherence] Neural Scale Coherence
- 178 [Scale Coherence] Individual Scale Coherence
- 179 [Scale Coherence] Social Scale Coherence
- 180 [Scale Coherence] Cosmic Scale Coherence